Osian Roberts hopes to see Jazz Richards 'step up'

Wales assistant Osian Roberts hopes to see Jazz Richards ‘steps up in his career’ after joining Cardiff City.

The 25-year-old struggled for game time at Fulham last season and has returned to South Wales to see some more action.

Roberts told the BBC...

“Hopefully this move will be a good one for Jazz so he can step up in his career.

“What Jazz needs now is a regular run of games and to play week in, week out.

“When he went to Fulham he played, had an injury and struggled to get back into the side.

“For whatever reason, he needs a change of environment.

“Paul knows him very well having been in the Wales set-up, has seen a what’s he’s like not only on the pitch, but also what he’s like on a daily basis on the training ground.

“He’s a good trainer and has got a great attitude.”

Osian Roberts, Wales assistant coach

Jazz Richards has signed for Cardiff City (Image: Cardiff City FC)

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Trollope's verdict on George Williams links

Meanwhile, Cardiff City boss Paul Trollope has been having his say on another Welsh Euro 2016 squad member.

Trollope refused to be drawn on rumours linking the club with Fulham star George Williams, but admitted he admires the player.

Trollope is keen to add more Welsh talent to his ranks - a brief outlined to him by the club’s Malaysian owner Vincent Tan - and Williams is the perfect candidate. Having become a familiar face in the national side, the attacking youngster will be well-versed in the 3-5-2 formation that the Bluebirds are looking to employ.

There’s a lot of rumours, clubs are being linked with a lot of players,” said Trollope, following Cardiff’s abandoned pre-season friendly against RW Ahlen. “He’s a player I admire as I do many of the players in the Welsh squad, but I’m not going to say whether we’re interested or not.”

Wales' George Williams during a training session (Image: David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

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Swansea set to miss out on Joe Allen

We begin with that news that broke last night and it wasn’t great for Swansea City fans.

There are strong reports Liverpool have accepted a £13m bid from Stoke City for Joe Allen, and we could see movement on the deal soon.

The news, which came through late last night, will come as a blow to many Swans fans who had hoped Allen would make a stunning return to the Liberty Stadium.

Swansea had an £8m bid for the player rejected last month and it remains to be seen if they would be willing to match the £13m offer.

Allen struggled to nail down a starting spot under Jurgen Klopp last season and was due to hold talks with the Liverpool boss as he entered the final year of his contract with no new deal on the table. The midfielder, who cost Liverpool £15 million when he signed from Swansea four years ago, has made 132 appearances for the Reds.